Shane Niemi (born June 2, 1978) is a retired Canadian sprints athlete. As a 17 year old he took the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1995 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships behind Obea Moore's then World Youth Best. The same three athletes (Jerome Young in silver position) finished in the same order at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He returned to the 1997 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships to take the gold medal in the event. He was not able to make the qualifying standard for the 2000 Olympics.
He ran his personal record, the Canadian record, 44.86 at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie (French Games) on home soil in Ottawa to take gold. He made the semi-finals at 2001 World Championships in Athletics and the following year earned the silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games beating the world champion Avard Moncur. He won six straight Canadian championships between 1998 and 2003. Unable to make the qualifying mark to the 2004 Olympics, he retired in late 2004.
Competition record Representing 1995Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile 3rd400 m46.694th4 × 400 m relay3:13.851996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia 3rd400 m45.9410th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:12.031997Pan American Junior ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba 1st400 m45.834th4 × 100 m relay40.854th4 × 400 m relay3:12.271998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia (qf)400 m46.178th4 × 400 m relay3:04.841999Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada10th (h)400 m45.815th4 × 400 m relay3:03.06World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain30th (qf)400 m46.5716th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:05.602001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal20th (h)400 m47.80Jeux de la FrancophonieOttawa-Hull, Canada 1st400 m44.86World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Alberta, Canada15th (sf)400 m45.9120th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:04.872002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom 2nd400 m45.092003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic5th400 m45.78World ChampionshipsParis, France17th (sf)400 m45.609th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:02.97
He holds the current BC high school track and field 400m record of 46.8 in 1996 while he was attending Westsyde Secondary School in Kamloops.
Personal bests 200 metres - 20.61 s, Edmonton 2001 400 metres - 44.86 s, Ottawa 2001
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